Often the simplest solution is the best. The Association was hired to provide our corporate video production services for McDonnell Douglas. This custom video production had a specific message requiring a creative solution.
McDonnell Douglas developed the No Tail Rotor helicopter, also known as The NOTAR. Removing the tail rotor eliminates the danger of walking around behind the helicopter. Since conventional helicopters' tail rotor blades spin so fast, they virtually disappear – sometimes people walk into them and get the vegomatic treatment. Another big plus of the NOTAR McDonnell Douglas wanted to feature is the system virtually eliminates noise, as the main noise from a helicopter is the tail rotor, not the big blades above the cabin.
Problem: Show how the new McDonnell Douglas helicopter is incredibly quiet.
Creative Solution: Have it land and take off without awakening a sleeping man and his dog.
The Scene: Historic Old Tucson (scenes of many Western movies).
We cast an older fellow to dress up like a prospector, rocked back on a chair taking a nap on the front porch of the cabin. At his feet, his trusty watchdog 'Snappy', who doesn't miss a thing. The helicopter will land in the background and then take off again and we'll see if they can do it without waking up either the prospector or the doggie.
The shoot day arrives with excellent weather and the video production crew is ready to go. The prospector looks sleepy and the dog is ready to go, although he looks a little "tight", like a Swiss watch that won't wind any more. The dog wrangler says that the dog's not about to freak out, he's just shivering in the early morning cold. So, we radio in the helicopter. Here he comes. Roll camera. The helicopter lands. The helicopter starts to lift off. The dog jumps.
Take Two: We radio in the helicopter. Roll camera. The helicopter lands. The helicopter starts to lift off. The dog jumps.
Take Three: We radio in the helicopter. "Roll camera! Steady everybody." The helicopter lands. Somebody sneezes. The dog jumps.
Take Four: We radio in the helicopter. "Roll camera! Steady everybody." The helicopter lands. Nothing moves. A lizard a half mile a way skitters down a rock. The dog jumps.
Take Seven: Dog wags his tail at his wrangler.
We have a "conference" with everyone EXCEPT the dog owner.
We motion over the dog owner.
"She'll get it this time," she promises.
We radio in the helicopter. "Roll camera! Steady everybody." The helicopter lands. The dog doesn't move. The helicopter takes off. We watch the dog.
To find out more about creating your own custom video production, contact us here.
This entry was posted in Film Making on December 29, 2011 by Cine Boot Camp Team.


An easy sherbet punch recipe is great to have on hand. With just two to three ingredients, you can whip up a fun punch in no time at all. This punch has no booze, so it's perfect for all the guests. The pretty pink color makes it fabulous for Valentine's day, wedding showers, baby showers, or any occasion.
In a large bowl scoop in your rainbow sherbet.
Pour 7UP over the sherbet and break it apart gently.
Serve in tall glasses with a dollop of whipped cream.
Seriously, that's such an easy sherbet punch recipe and almost impossible to mess up. People love it, too. I remember at my wedding shower my Gram kept going back for more punch. Thank goodness it wasn't spiked! She just loved it so much. The kids all enjoyed it, too. It's tasty, slightly sparkling, and fun to drink.
I used to get so excited if there was punch at an event. I thought it was some elaborate recipe that someone slaved over. Had I known it was this easy, I'd probably make it on any old Tuesday for the heck of it. You better believe I'm making it for our next girls' night in and our next date night.
Who knew party punch was so easy to make? Delight your guests with this easy sherbet punch recipe.
Please share this punch recipe with family and friends. Pin it to save for later! If you make it, please tag us or come back to leave a comment about how it was.
When's the last time you had punch? Did you know punch was this easy to make?
Surprise your sweetheart with this easy sherbet punch recipe on Valentine's day!
I like sherbet punch in all flavors. This looks like a good combination.
That Sherbet Punch looks so good.
Easy to make and looks good. I would love to make at my family dinners.


A community-driven weekly newsletter about what's happening in the Swift open source projects at Swift.org. Curated by Jesse Squires and published for free every Thursday.
A weekly overview of the most popular Swift news, articles and libraries.


text:
COVID-19 updates — BC legal system
Legal forms & documents
Provincial Court registries
If you have to go to court
Coping with the court process
Tips for organizing your court documents
Family Management Conferences in Provincial Court
Judicial Case Conferences in Supreme Court
What happens in a Supreme Court Chambers hearing?
Researching other family law cases
Trials in Provincial Court
Trials in Supreme Court
Can your spouse use your settlement talks against you?
Making an offer to settle
Preparing to attend a Supreme Court trial
Sample questions to ask when cross-examining witnesses at a Supreme Court trial
Sample questions to ask your own witnesses at a Supreme Court trial
Schedule and prepare for your Supreme Court trial
Tips for your Supreme Court trial
Using documents as evidence in Supreme Court
Using expert opinion as evidence in Supreme Court
Using witnesses to give evidence in Supreme Court
What happens at a Supreme Court family law trial?
What is discovery?
What is evidence and how do you present it in Supreme Court?
I've been served with a court form
Court operations during COVID-19
Because of COVID-19, many conferences, hearings, and proceedings are being held by phone or videoconference at this time. For more information, see:
Legal system under COVID-19
Provincial Court during COVID-19
Supreme Court during COVID-19
Court of Appeal during COVID-19
If you're representing yourself (that is, you don't have a lawyer) in a Supreme Court trial, you might have to ask the other person's witnesses questions. This is called cross-examination.
There are two main reasons for doing a cross-examination:
to have the witness give evidence that helps you and your case, and
to ask the witness questions about any evidence they gave earlier that you don't think is correct.
The rules about cross-examination aren't as strict as they are for direct examination (when you question your own witnesses). For example, in cross-examination, you can:
ask leading questions, and
challenge the other party's evidence (that is, try to show that it's not reliable or correct).
Cross-examination questions should be based on a theory (an idea you have about the case and what should happen).
Here are some tips for doing a cross-examination:
Ask leading questions. That means you give the witness the answer you're looking for in your question. For example:
You forgot to pick up the children from after-school care on April 25, didn't you?
Don't ask narrative questions (questions that don't have a single answer). Ask single, specific questions. For example:
Instead of: Could you tell us everything you did that day?
Ask: Did you pick up the children from school that day?
Don't ask questions that are really about opinions (for example, don't ask things like "Do you think he was wrong to forget the children?"). The witness can only tell you what they saw, heard, or did.
See What is evidence and how do you present it in Supreme Court? for more tips about speaking in Supreme Court.
Example of a cross-examination
TV shows and movies usually make cross-examination look exciting and dramatic. It's not normally like that in real life. And it's always a good idea to stay calm.
Look at our sample affidavit. It has details about a case between a couple called James and Angela Smith who have separated and have some parenting issues to sort out. (They're not real people.)
Imagine they're in court and James has already given his own testimony (his version of the situation). This means Angela can now cross-examine him.
Here are some questions Angela could ask when she's cross-examining James. They're based on her theory that equal parenting isn't a good option for them because of James's work schedule.
Look at how Angela sometimes says something and then finishes off her sentence with a question to check that she's right. She also uses quite formal language for her questions. She doesn't speak the way she would with her friends or family.
Please state your name for the record.
Can you please confirm that you're the respondent in the Supreme Court file #________?
You're working as an electrician for Inland Electrical Company, is that correct?
Your boss's name is Peter Left?
You started working for Peter Left in October 2010?
Is it true that Mr. Left sometimes asks you to work on Saturdays?
Mr. Left sometimes asks you to work after 5 pm, isn't that right?
How often have you worked past 5 pm for Mr. Left in the last three months?
How many of these times did you work until after 6:30 pm?
Is it true that you've never refused to work the overtime that Mr. Left asked you to?
Is it true that you've never started work as late as 9:30 am?
Is it true that you've never finished work as early as 3 pm?
The children attend after-school care during the weekdays when they're in your care, correct?
They're often the last children still at after-school care when you arrive to pick them up, isn't that right?
Your cousin, Gwen Smith, sometimes has to pick the children up from after-school care when you're working late, is that correct?
How often in the last two months has your cousin had to pick the children up at after-school care because of your work schedule?
Is it true that you've never left work to take care of a sick child?
Is it true that you've never left work to take one of the children to an appointment?
You've dropped the children off at school late six times in the month of May 2015, isn't that correct?
How do you challenge someone's evidence?
When you're cross-examining someone, you can challenge their evidence if you think:
it's incorrect or false, or
it contradicts something they said earlier.
You can challenge a witness's testimony or statement by:
asking more questions,
showing documents that disprove what they said earlier, and
giving evidence to show that what they said earlier isn't what they're saying now.
To impeach (accuse) a witness based on an earlier statement that you think is inconsistent, you have to recommit them. This means they have to verify their earlier statement (that is, they have to agree it's what they said) before you can challenge it.
Sample questions for challenging a witness's statement
Here are some examples of questions you could use to challenge a witness's statement. They're based on Angela and James Smith's case again.
In direct examination, you stated that you've only missed parenting time on two days since your separation in May 2015, correct?
You spent three weeks in September 2015 on a business trip in the United States, is that right?
You only saw the children for one week in September, is that right?
You missed an entire week of parenting time in September?
Sample questions if you have documents or other evidence to challenge a witness's statement
If you want to use a document or other evidence to ask a witness about a statement you think is inconsistent, the document has to be admitted (accepted) as evidence.
ask the witness to verify the document (that means they have to agree that the document shows what they said),
enter it as an exhibit, and
give a copy to the court clerk.
Here are some examples of questions you could use to show that a witness has been inconsistent. They're based on the example of Angela and James Smith again.
You testified in direct examination that the claimant never offered to give you make-up parenting time for the time you missed during your business trip in September 2015, is that true?
Do you remember getting an email from the claimant on September 30, 2015, offering you make-up time for the week you missed while you were away?
I am handing you an email dated September 30, 2015, sent from the claimant's email account. Can you confirm that the email address it was sent to is your email address? Is the email address it was sent from the email address you use for the claimant?
Please look at the first paragraph of the email and follow along as I read it out loud. It says "Hello, James. I am emailing to see if you would like to have the children next weekend to make up some of the time that you missed while you were away for your business trip." Do you recall receiving this email?
This email is followed by a reply email from your email account to the claimant's email account that says, "I'm busy that weekend. I'll just see them at my regularly scheduled time," correct?
My Lord/My Lady, I'd like to offer this document as the next exhibit.
In this example, the document is an email. See Using documents as evidence in Supreme Court to find out more about what counts as a document and how to use documents as evidence.
Sample questions to challenge a witness's statement by pointing out their earlier inconsistent statements
Sometimes a witness might have made a statement in an affidavit or during discovery that's inconsistent with something they said later (the two things contradict each other).
If you want to ask the witness about their inconsistent statement, they have to verify the statement first. That means they have to agree that that's what they said.
Here are some examples of questions you could use to show that a witness has been inconsistent. They're still based on the example of Angela and James Smith.
Do you remember making an affidavit on November 7, 2015?
Is this the affidavit you swore?
You swore it in front of Jack Sayward, a lawyer in Kelowna, correct?
You knew when you signed the affidavit that you were swearing that the information in the affidavit was true?
I'm going to read paragraph 9 of your affidavit out loud. If you can, please read along with me. It says, "I have never been charged with any offence of any kind."
Didn't you testify in direct examination that you're currently in court proceedings because you were charged with driving under the influence of alcohol on July 15, 2015?
A 5½-minute video that gives tips for using witnesses as evidence in a Supreme Court family law trial, including choosing your witnesses, planning your questions, and the procedure at trial. Also discusses the cross-examination process.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


PRAADIS GAMES offers you some of the most exciting and fun games. You can play these games on any mobile platform, be it Android or iOS. You can sync your data regardless of playing on any of the mobile device or platform. The only warning before you start playing is that PRAADIS GAMES are easy to choose, but hard to quit! So get ready to have a truckload of fun and enter our magical world of Augmented Reality Games!
If you have the penchant for playing the most exciting and challenging arcade ball games, then Poly Jump is the game you will like and stick to.
It is high time to participate in Poly Jump game and have a good mastery at it. Incidentally, you will encounter a variety of hurdles in this arcade ball game that you will have to bypass with kid gloves and manage the game. At the crossroads, both challenge and adventure comes in and you will enjoy playing it, and with continuous practice, you will become the master of it in due course. So what is the wait for? Download Poly Jump game for free and have the utmost level of fun and adventure.
Multiple Exciting and Challenging Levels.
Control the ball with tap through the levels by avoiding the ball to hit the hurdles on and off the floor. Test your skills throughout the level. Experience the new game with different challenges with increase in difficulties, speed and bounciness. Show your accuracy and skills and tap the screen to control the ball. Survive through the levels to increase the score and challenge others to beat your score.
All new exciting Tap game.
With new scenes and difficulties.
Better controls to control the ball.
New challenges to test your accuracy and skills.
In Memory Game, we offer a fun-filled game that is purposefully designed for kids looking to build up their memory and attention. By playing memory game, not only you get a plenty of fun, but also step up your memory and, attention. There are easy, medium and hard modes, which can be chosen based on your preference and needs.
Simple and handy logic games.
Small kids can also play this game.
Play it without internet connection anywhere on your mobile phone or tablet.
Roll Out is a one-touch arcade game where the goal is to hit the ball without getting it out of the rings. In order to play this fun and thrilling game, you shoot a ball from two spinning rings. To Roll Out, just tap anywhere on the screen. The ball located between the two rings will shoot in the direction where the arrow is displayed. This Roll Out game will thrill you and give complete peace of mind.
You can keep shooting the ball until you hit one of the moving hurdles. However, if you hit a hurdle whilst you shoot ball, you are left with no other alternative but to replay. Roll Out is designed to test your reaction times & eye-hand coordination.
Yes the game is about hitting the number of cans that you can observe in the game! We just want to give you the caveat that although the game is extremely gripping and is also the most addictive in the world of Smartphones. You can play it on your Android and iOS phone and tablet. To play this game efficiently, you need to become a marksman while drawing a bead on and pulling down piles and pyramids of cans! Just start playing and you just won't quit playing it until your phone battery goes down!
If you feel like playing Can Hit, please give it a try freely! The game features a number of levels, various game modes and have maximum fun!
Enjoy the different game levels and modes with simple control.
Improved controls to control the ball.


Best gifts for men/dads/boyfriends/ for Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year and other holidays. Get your family looking great and save money too. *Based on North American Dollar Sales.
The Elite Pro High Performance Haircutting Kit has our most powerful & durable motor, our finest precision self-sharpening blades and Secure-Fit guide combs with stainless steel attachment clips.
– Wahl's Self-sharpening precision blades stay shaper longer and cuts hair 40 percent faster.
– Wahl's best corded motor. The motor has 15 percent more power than Wahl's Powerdrive premium motor for no-snag cutting.
– The complete set of Secure-Fit guide combs with stainless steel attachment clips gives you smooth and easy haircutting. Their premium grade material is 70 percent stronger vs. existing Wahl guide combs.
Self-sharpening precision ground blades for smooth cutting through all types and stay sharp the longest.
– Secure Fit attachment to clipper with stainless steel attachment clips.
– 70 percent stronger than standard Wahl combs.
– Large name plate for easy-to-see comb size.
Wahl's best motor with 15 percent more power vs. Wahl premium Powerdrive motor for a lifetime of superior performance.


TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) Phoenix has been awarded the fifth franchise in the new Alliance of American Football, which will begin play the week after the Super Bowl next winter.
The team joins Memphis, Orlando, Salt Lake City and Atlanta in the league and will play in Sun Devil Stadium on the Arizona State campus.
The Arizona entry's coach will be announced at a news conference Friday.
On Wednesday, it was announced that ex-Arizona State coach Dennis Erickson would coach at Salt Lake City.
Erickson joins Michael Singletary (Memphis), Steve Spurrier (Orlando) and Brad Childress (Atlanta) as head coaches in the startup league.


Really Free Resume Templates Beauteous Cover Letter Format For Resume Free httpwwwresumecareer was posted in September 13 2018 at 12:36 am and has been seen by 25 users. Really Free Resume Templates Beauteous Cover Letter Format For Resume Free httpwwwresumecareer is best picture that can use for individual and noncommercial purpose because All trademarks referenced here in are the properties of their respective owners. If you want to see other picture of Really Free Resume Templates Beauteous Cover Letter Format For Resume Free httpwwwresumecareer you can browse our other pages and if you want to view image in full size just click image on gallery below.
Example of Flight Attendant Resume httpresumesdesign, Free Resume Templates Australia Dadajius, Security Guards Resume Sample Guard Curriculum Vitae For Supervisor, Free Resume Templetes Awesome Resume Cover Letter Sample Resume, Nursing Student R Free Resume Evaluation As Resume Templates Free, Free cv r sum template Funfpandroidco, Resume Templates 48 Adorable Welder Cv Template In Word Welding, Chef resume sample examples sous chef jobs free template chefs, Acting Resume Sample Free httpwwwresumecareeracting, Awesome Resume Templates Awesome resume template online, How To Download Resume Templates In Microsoft Word For Free Template, Free Template Resume Microsoft Word httpwwwresumecareer, It Resume Templates Templates For Resumes Best Resume Templates, International Resume Format Free Download Resume Format Cv, Nursing Student R Free Resume Evaluation As Resume Templates Free, New Resume Templates Word Free Download 48 For Your Simple Resume, Different Types Of Resume Formats Pdf Examples Resumes Kinds Free, Sales Resume Template Custom Retail Jobs Resume Samples R Resume, Really Free Resume Builder Star Method Wonderful No Cost 48 Online 48, Free Resume Template With Photo Samples Teller Cashier Sample, Really Free Resume Templates.


text:
Rooney gives champions United a winning start
Wayne Rooney showed his determination to fill the void left by Cristiano Ronaldo as Manchester United began their English Premier League title defense with a 1-0 victory at home to promoted Birmingham on Sunday.
The England striker netted the only goal in the 34th minute — his 99th for the club — after starting up front in a more central role than last season along with Dimitar Berbatov. Rooney combined with the Bulgarian to set up Nani on the left, and rose above Franck Queudrue to head the subsequent cross against goalkeeper Joe Hart's post before stabbing in the rebound. United dominated the match against a side who returned to the top flight just one season after relegation and showed that they will battle all the way to retain their status. However, the guile and penetration of Real Madrid's world-record signing Ronaldo was noticeably lacking. United were also missing England defender Rio Ferdinand, who was forced to pull out with a thigh injury and is expected to be sidelined for two weeks. United boss Alex Ferguson gave surprise summer capture Michael Owen his league debut, with the former England striker unable to make much impact after replacing Berbatov in the 74th minute. Birmingham manager Alex McLeish gave club-record signing Christian Benitez his first taste of action in England at the same time, and the Ecuador forward forced a fine save from Ben Foster after beating the offside trap.
CNN's English Premier League preview
Drogba double gives Chelsea opening victory
Big-spending Man City make confident start
Chelsea win Community Shield on penalties
Foster, deputizing for the injured Edwin van der Sar, was a lot more solid in United's goal following his much-maligned performance in the Community Shield defeat by Chelsea last weekend. But he was almost beaten soon after Rooney's goal when fullback Patrice Evra made a spectacular clearance off the goal-line when Gregory Vignal powerfully met a corner at the near post. Evra was then in action at the other end, but Darren Fletcher wastefully sidefooted wide from the Frenchman's well-judged cutback in the last action of the first half. Ferguson brought on veteran Ryan Giggs for Nani after the interval, with the Portuguese having gone down heavily in the first spell. Giggs went close to doubling the lead when his free-kick was deflected over the bar by Cameron Jerome in Birmingham's defensive wall after Vignal fouled Rooney in a dangerous position. Berbatov, who seemed to wake up when he saw Owen warming up on the touchline, had a header cleared off the line by Lee Carsley before both players were replaced. McLeish was left holding his head in his hands as Foster denied Benitez a sensational debut goal. Owen had a great chance to open his United account in injury-time after being set free by former England partner Rooney, but the ex-Newcastle player was denied by the legs of on-loan Manchester City keeper Hart. "Owen made a great run and the keeper made a great save. But he will get his goals, no question about that," Ferguson said. "I started with Rooney and Berbatov today quite simply because they were at the club last season and were regular players and you've got to give them an opportunity. "Michael will get his chances. There is no question about that. There are plenty of games coming up in the next few weeks to give him his opportunity and he will take them. "We had some good opportunities and played some good football, and in general I am satisfied with the result."
Rooney and Carrick put United three clear
Man United crush Arsenal to reach final
Holders United denied win by proud Porto
United face Porto in Champions League
Manchester United snub Indonesian request
Posted byadmin August 16, 2009 Posted inDaily NewsTags: a-1-0-victory, a-great-chance, a-last-weekend, community, england, first, free, goals, league, match, portuguese, wayne-rooney
Radcliffe's NYC win boosts world title bid
Why Newt Gingrich Converted to Catholicism


text:
Carole Jordan, DBE, FRS, FInstP, () é uma astrônoma inglesa. É a primeira mulher a presidir a Royal Astronomical Society, e a terceira mulher a ser laureada com a Medalha de Ouro da Royal Astronomical Society (em 2005, seguindo Caroline Herschel em 1828 e Vera Rubin em 1996).

Bibliografia
Astronomy and Geophysics, August 2005, p. 439 (Gold medal citation)
The Observatory, October 2005, pp. 294–95 (Account of presentation of Gold medal)

Ligações externas
Personal page
Debrett's People website

Medalha de Ouro da Royal Astronomical Society
Membros femininos da Royal Society
Astrônomos da Inglaterra
Alunos da University College London
Damas Comandantes da Ordem do Império Britânico

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


text:
On the roof with Alvin
By Joe Scott| 2018-11-18T16:55:39+02:00	November 15th, 2018|"Looking Glass", Memory Lane|
Alvin kept on going up the stairs to the roof. He was beginning to make me nervous….
arry "The Indian" Waltzer was a "made" guy in what used to be called the Jewish Mafia in New York City. He was also owner of the Lower East Side slum where I rented my first apartment in 1969.
His son Alvin managed the property from an illegal gambling site ("numbers drop") masquerading as a toyshop in a storefront on the ground floor.
The elder Waltzer looked and acted the part of a Mafioso. He had done a stretch at Sing Sing for racketeering — strong-arm work for the newspaper deliverers' union. When I met him, he wore a fedora and a cashmere overcoat over a pinstripe suit. His shoes were Italian and hand-made.
Alvin, in turn, didn't look anything like a gangster. For that matter, what kind of underworld criminal is named after a chipmunk? He slouched in his office chair clad in ill-considered polyester shirts with clownish 70s collar points tucked sloppily into brown Sansabelt slacks. His shoes were a dirty suede style called Desert Boots. His eyes, dusty red-veined marbles set blearily in a pale doughy face, typically looked as though he'd just woken up late after a hard night.
So when I say my landlord was a crook, I mean it.
But that crookedness didn't particularly affect me. I paid my $45.70 rent on time and he ignored my requests for repairs in what was a standard landlord-tenant relationship. Normally, we never saw each other.
But on one nice summer evening, Alvin met me in front of the building as I came home from my job as a printing press operator at the Accurate Envelope Company.
"I need to talk to you about something," he said. He seemed uncharacteristically focused.
"Okay," I replied, and waited for him to speak.
But instead of talking, he went into the building and started climbing the stairs and I followed, wondering what he needed to tell me that required privacy. I thought we might be going to my apartment on the top floor, but when we got there, he kept on going up the stairs to the roof.
Alvin didn't look like a gangster. For that matter, what kind of underworld criminal is named after a chipmunk?
He was beginning to make me nervous. If he had looked just a bit more properly criminal, I'm not sure I would have followed him at all.
On the roof, we crunched our way over the gravel to the back of the building. Finally he stopped. A noiseless breeze stole in from the East River. The bustle of the street was far away. I looked at him. He looked all around to ensure no one was listening. Then he leaned in close and said:
"I shouldn't be telling you this, but . . . the FBI is looking for you."
I almost laughed out loud but didn't. It would have been disrespectful to Alvin, who was impatiently shifting his gaze between my left eye and my right, vainly searching for some glint of comprehension, some tiny sign that I grasped the magnitude of what he had just told me.
Loath to disturb our newfound bond, I suppressed all amusement. "Are you sure?" I said finally. "How do you know?"
"They came to the store and asked me if you lived in this building." He raised a hand reassuringly, palm toward me, and shook his head. "I didn't tell them anything."
I nodded solemnly: "That's good. I'm glad. But actually … they can't be looking all that hard. My name is on the mailbox and in the phone book."
"I didn't tell them that," he said quickly.
"No, no," I said. "I appreciate you did the right thing. I'm just saying, think about it. If they didn't already know where I was, how did they know to ask you? Are they just going all over New York City, building by building, asking landlords if I live there?"
By the late 1960s, J. Edgar Hoover wasn't as avid in his hunt for American domestic communists.
This seemed to disconcert Alvin a little.
"If they come back again," I told him, "just tell them I'm in apartment 13, on the top floor, in the back. I'm not hiding. They know where I live."
"So you don't care if they find you?"
The thought crossed my mind that we were now friends. I could ask Alvin about repairing my windows.
But his landlord superpowers immediately detected my presumptuousness. His interest in me and my curious relationship with the FBI vanished. He shook my hand limply and left.
Should I have explained that I was a communist? That "looking" for me was the usual stupid FBI charade? Nah. Much better that he thought I was a fellow outlaw.
I savored the moment for a bit, elated. Apparently our group, the "Provisional Organizing Committee to Reconstitute a Genuine Marxist-Leninist Communist Party in the United States," now rated FBI attention. All 60 of us, more or less. It was as if we'd graduated.
I descended the stairs to my proletarian abode (including a code-violating extension cord that tapped into the hall lights), low ceilings, a bathtub in the kitchen, a lead-paint-peeling windows, a cracked floor, and mice and cock roaches). I greeted my companions, a chicken-thieving cat and cowardly dog, feeding the one, and walking the other, no FBI in sight.
About the Author: Joe Scott
Joe Scott was born Joseph Scott Fuller in 1947. He has played the roles of "red-diaper baby," quitter of college, radical leftist, icer on a salmon cannery slime line, tire warehouseman, carpenter in the World Trade Center towers, printing press operator, computer programmer, and husband and father — all to predominantly excoriating reviews. He now lives in Oakland, California with his partner of 14 years.


text:
Ана Аугушта Вієйра Пласіду (; 27 вересня, 1831, Порту, Королівство Португалія — 20 вересня, 1895, Сан-Мігель-де-Сейде, Королівство Португалія) — португальська письменниця і муза письменника Камілу Каштелу Бранку.

Біографія
Ана Пласіду була дочкою Антоніу Жозе Пласіду Брага і Ани Аугушти Вієйри. Коли їй виповнилося 19 років, батько змусив її вийти заміж за торговця Мануела Піньєйро Алвеса 43 років, емігранта з Бразильської імперії, де він зробив свій стан. Вони оселилися на Руа-ду-Альмада в Порту.

У 1856 році Ана Пласіду, яка не відрізнялася зовнішньою красою, але була привабливою і цікавою особистістю, познайомилася з Камілу Каштелу Бранку. В 1858 році у Ани народився син, Мануел Пласіду. Його батьком був визнаний чоловік письменниці Піньєйро Алвіш, але багато авторів вважають, що це був син Камілу. Після того, як Мануель Пласіду дізнався про зради дружини, Ана Пласіду була заарештована 6 червня 1860 року, однак, Камілу ухилявся від правосуддя протягом деякого часу, поки не був заарештований 1 жовтня 1860 року. Обидва містилися у в'язниці Cadeia da Relação в Порту, де вони очікували суду.

16 жовтня 1861 року суд виніс обвинуваченим виправдувальні вироки, після чого Камілу і Ана Пласіду почали жити разом відкрито. У них народилися двоє дітей: Жорже Камілу в 1863 році і Нуну Пласіду в 1864 році.

Літературна кар'єра
Співпрацювала з низкою видань, зокрема «Журналом сучасної Португалії та Бразилії» (1859-1865) і «Літературною газетою Порту» (1868), періодично друкувалася в O Nacional, O Futuro (Ріо-да-Жанейро), A Esperança – Semanário de Recreio Literário та інших; перекладала тексти, допомагала Камілу в деяких роботах, а також присвятила себе поезії. Протягом її літературної кар'єри кілька разів підписувалась псевдонімом, найбільш відомі з яких Гастон Відаль де Негрейруш і Лопо де Соуза.

Роботи

Неопубліковані

 «Via Dolorosa»

Опубліковані роботи

  Luz coada por ferros. Escriptos originaes .  Lisboa, na Typ Universal, 1863.
 [псевдоним Lopo де Соуза] Herança de Lágrimas  . Guimarães, Redacção Vimaranense, 1871.
 [псевдоним Lopo де Соуза], A Promessa. Almanaque da Livraria Internacional, Porto, Livr. Internacional, 1873.
 Cartas Inéditas da segunda mulher de Camillo Castello Branco, Lisboa, 1916.

Примітки

Португальські письменниці


Our message to visitors, first-time or any-time, is: We belong to you. Maybe you only need us for one day, one hour. Or maybe for a couple weeks. Or maybe for the rest of your life. Doesn't matter. We belong to you.
One way of putting that is to say, the church is not ours, it is God's. Some of us have a hard time being hospitable to that sort of language – the possibilities of a charitable naturalistic interpretation elude some of us – and I wouldn't be a very good host if I insisted on that language. I don't. We can say instead that we are not here for our own self-interests. There is something beyond, or deeper, or higher, or wider, than gratification of our own passing impulses. There is a love not encapsulated within our own tastes and pleasures, and we are here to serve love.
The congregation belongs not its members but to the family of belonging in which we members aspire to be nurturing stewards.
I have said that the members belong to the visitors. I have to acknowledge, though, that we haven't always been as hospitable as we could be. To get ourselves into that welcoming state of being requires making time, making space, slowing down, and listening to one another. Listening is a healing art. There are books you can read, seminars and trainings you can go to, skills to build for the practice of the healing art of listening. And they're great. For right now, though, I just want to ask you simply breathe into those words for a moment.
Do you feel the opening, the spaciousness that comes from that orientation? Go to the need, go to the other, the stranger, the visitor, the guest, ask, "what happened?" – or just "how are you?" "What is your quest?" – and listen. That's giving the gift of hospitality.
The stranger helps us discover our favorite lies. We might learn that we are fearful primates, and that we don't even really like people, or even ourselves. Hospitality to others helps make ourselves whole, free from the self-preoccupation and narcissism that flesh is heir to.
In the stretching we make room for the deep longing of our hearts, to build and live in a world where no one is excluded and no tear goes unnoticed. A heart that remains open to the suffering of others might just lead to some unexpected dinner and houseguests.
The risk is that you might get taken advantage of. Or you might be unwittingly facilitating someone's self-destruction: there's a time for offering someone a beer, and a time refusing it, and we don't always know which is which. We risk getting it wrong.
I'm asking you to imagine that at the center of your life is the question, "What does this guest need?" I'm asking Unitarian Universalist congregations to put that question at the center of congregational life. "What does this guest need?" Putting that question at the center doesn't mean we will always know the right answer to that question. But to live in the space of that question – always having our radar up for where the need is, and going toward the need we discern – is a life of healing. The payback is the growing, softening heart.
The risks are worth it. Deep down, we humans don't crave safety. What we ache for is acceptance, and acknowledgment of our worth. Therefore, embrace others as worthy guests, even if they don't meet our needs or scare us.
This is part 4 of 5 of "Radical Hospitality"
Next: Part 5: "Hospitality Is Inconvient"
Previous: Part 3: "We Belong to Those Who Need Us"


DETAILS: Personalized Wine Jug Set (includes 2 19oz wine glasses)is the perfect set for any wine connoisseur. Securly carry 64 ounces of wine, lemonade, hot cider or any other beverage from the fridge to the table or from the car to the picnic. This classic jug is personalized with detailed etching so we know exactly who it belongs to. Arrives with 2 oversized 19oz non-personalized wine glasses for the perfect gift set.
MARKETING: Gifts for the home, gifts for her, birthday gifts, House-warming and holiday.


text:
Andrei Markov leaves game against Hurricanes with injured knee
By James O'BrienNov 13, 2010, 10:18 PM EST
It seems like Andrei Markov just cannot buy a break. Unless you're making some kind of cruel play on words when it comes to injuries, that is.
In fact, this story's photo was taken during a different injury that forced others to help him off of the ice.
According to various sources, Markov left the Montreal Canadiens' game against the Carolina Hurricanes with what looks like a knee injury. He was helped off the ice after receiving a knee-to-knee hit from Hurricanes captain Eric Staal. (Here's a link to the Youtube video of the hit for now, we should be able to post a working one soon.)
Markov has been dealing with a slew of injuries, including knee problems stemming from a clean hit he received from Pittsburgh Penguins ruffian Matt Cooke. Various ailments limited him to only 45 regular season games played in 2009-10 and only six of the team's 17 games so far this season.
It's too early for there to be any concrete word on the severity of Markov's injury, so we'll pass along an update once we know more.


text:
We use cookies to give you the best online experience. By using our website you agree to our use of cookies in accordance with our cookie policy. Learn more OK
Roche Menu Search Global Web Site : COVID-19: Working with urgency, passion and purpose
Ban katantaYou are here:
COVID-19: Working with urgency, passion and purpose
Are men more affected by the novel coronavirus than women?
Insights into why more men than women are affected by the novel coronavirus
Ban katantaWomen are dying less and have fewer complications from the new coronavirus disease than men. A similar pattern was observed during the SARS and MERS outbreaks, but there remains much to be understood as to why.
And with COVID-19 spreading around the globe, it's important to ask: how can we keep women – who make up the majority of global healthcare providers and also primary caregivers – from taking the infection home to families?
Ban katantaNeuroscientist Antonella Santuccione Chadha explores how a focus on sex and gender differences in disease can help propel precision medicine forward. Together with her Women's Brain Project colleagues, they study how gender impacts different diseases, including Alzheimer's disease and dementia. Their goal is to better understand the differences between men and women in disease and drug response, and use that knowledge to power precision drugs that take unique biological makeups into account from trials through treatment.
Ban katantaSo when the new coronavirus disease began to spread in China and beyond, Antonella and her colleagues realised that, like SARS and MERS, men were disproportionately impacted. They had more complications, and more men than women were dying from the disease.
A hallmark of the virus?
Antonella Santucchione Chadha
"In China, it was obvious there was a clear difference in mortality between men and women with COVID-19" says Antonella, who is the co-founder and CEO of the Women's Brain Project. "Then it got confirmed in Italy, and unfortunately in Spain, in Germany, and even here in Switzerland, where data pointed to the same type of result."
Ban katantaThe majority of healthcare workers responding to the coronavirus crisis around the globe are women, figures show. "So you would have expected more mortality in women," Antonella points out. "But no, even though they have higher exposure than men to infection, data show that women are dying less from the disease."
In Italy, for example, 56% of all COVID-19 infection cases through 30 March were men. But among healthcare workers (who are majority women) the rate plummets to 34%.
Grim numbers
Ban katantaAccording to the data, 70% of those who died from COVID-19 in Italy were men (as of 26 March). The mortality rates among men in other countries are also higher: China 63.8%, South Korea 53.6%, Spain 64% and Germany 65%. In Spain, 61% of those hospitalised for the disease are men, and men make up 72% of ICU admissions.
Ban katantaFor perspective, in the 2003 SARS outbreak in Hong Kong, nearly 22% of infected men died, compared to about 13% of women. In an analysis of MERS infections between 2017 and 2018, about 32% of men died compared to nearly 26% of women.
"It has never been carefully studied or taken into account," Antonella says. "This is the first time that we can state that those sex and gender differences became obvious to the world, and this is a unique opportunity to push sex and gender personalised medicine forward."
Hygiene, health or hormones?
While some wonder if women are simply more diligent hand washers than men, Antonella says that's likely anecdotal or even stereotyping. Plus, among healthcare professionals, where hygiene standards are stringent across both groups, mortality is still higher in men.
Ban katanta"I believe there is more of a biological explanation behind it," Antonella says.
Women have a stronger immune response, she explains. And literature has indicated that above the age of 65, the immune response changes drastically between men and women. Older men have a higher pro-inflammatory response, which results in a lower reaction against infection.
Ban katanta"So as the inflammation occurs in the lungs, it's like a cascade that gets activated, and you have cytokines and interleukins – think of these as messenger proteins among cells – and they just 'boom' explode within the body. And that's the problem, because then it becomes very dangerous for our body."
Furthermore, Ace2 receptors tend to be much higher in men, and this may act as a pathway that allows the virus to more easily invade cells, Antonella says.
This is the first time that we can state that those sex and gender differences became obvious to the world, and this is a unique opportunity to push sex and gender personalised medicine forward."
Antonella Santuccione Chadha co-founder and CEO of the Women's Brain Project
Center of the family
One of the most overlooked aspects of gender in disease, including COVID-19 – is the nearly universal role of women at the center of families and networks, compounded by the fact that most healthcare workers are women.
Ban katantaI have lots of friends in Italy who are medical doctors and they have small daughters", Antonella says. "And they say, 'you know what, how can I go home to my five-year-old daughter and say don't hug me?' It's almost impossible."
Ban katantaIt's essential to have preventive measures in place so women healthcare workers do not go home after caring for sick patients and become the carrier or the spreader of infection in their community, Antonella says. Some countries, such as Switzerland and Germany, immediately provided women who work in healthcare with assistance to help take care of their family and children. They also check on a daily basis for possible infections among healthcare professionals, trying to minimize the risk of spreading the contagion within their family, patients and communities.
Ban katantaAll of these facets show the urgency to act to understand why sex and gender differences are important for developing drugs and developing preventive measures, for COVID-19 as well as other diseases, Antonella concludes.
Everyday heroes working around the clock
Tirelessly, Roche sites around the world continue to make medicines and tests people need and rely on today, and seek solutions for a better tomorrow.
Researching the coronavirus in the search for solutions
Head of Infectious Diseases at Roche Pharma Early Research & Development, John Young shares his insights on the biology of covid-19 and outlook on future cures.
With one of the strongest pipelines in the industry, Roche Neuroscience is developing medicines for a range of serious neurological diseases, including multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer's disease, autism, spinal muscular atrophy, depression, Parkinson's disease, Down syndrome.
Tags: Science, Society, Neuroscience, We are Roche
© 2020 F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd
Ban katantaThis website contains information on products which is targeted to a wide range of audiences and could contain product details or information otherwise not accessible or valid in your country. Please be aware that we do not take any responsibility for accessing such information which may not comply with any legal process, regulation, registration or usage in the country of your origin.


text:
Q: Associativity in forming Disjoint Unions Let $X'$ be a set and let $\{X_{\alpha}\}_{\alpha \in A}$ be an indexed collection of sets. We can form the disjoint union $$\bigsqcup_{\alpha \in A} X_{\alpha} = \left\{(x, \alpha) \ | \ \alpha \in A \ \text{and } \ x \in X_{\alpha}\right\}.$$
Now my question is what does $X' \sqcup \left(\bigsqcup_{\alpha \in A} X_{\alpha}\right)$ equal (as a set?), because based on the definition of the disjoint union I see two approaches to form the disjoint union of the above.
Approch 1
Set $X_1 = X'$ and $X_2 = \bigsqcup_{\alpha \in A} X_{\alpha}$, and let the indexing set $I = \{1, 2\}$. Then $$\bigsqcup_{i \in I} X_i = X' \sqcup \left(\bigsqcup_{\alpha \in A} X_{\alpha}\right) = \left\{(x, i) \ | \ i\in I \ \text{and } \ x \in X_{i}\right\}$$
Now let $\phi_i : X_i \to \bigsqcup_{i \in I}X_{i}$ be the canonical embedding defined by $\phi_i(x) = (x, i)$. Now pick $p \in X_2 = \bigsqcup_{\alpha \in A} X_{\alpha}$, then we have $p = (q, \alpha)$ for some $q \in X_{\alpha}$ and $\alpha \in A$. Then $\phi_2(p) = ((q, \alpha), 2)$ and for $p \in X_1 = X'$ we have $\phi_1(p) = (p, 1)$. This doesn't seem desirable and I think it defeats the purpose or the point of having the disjoint union, but it seems to be logically correct (I think) based on the the definition of a disjoint union  above.
Approach 2
On the other hand we can extend the indexing set $A$ by setting $X^{'} = X_{\beta}$ and setting a new indexing set to be $A' = A \cup \{\beta\}$ and then we'd have $$X' \sqcup \left(\bigsqcup_{\alpha \in A} X_{\alpha}\right) = \bigsqcup_{\alpha \in A'} X_{\alpha} = \left\{(x, \alpha) \ | \ \alpha \in A' \ \text{and } \ x \in X_{\alpha}\right\}$$
Again let  $\phi_{\alpha} : X_{\alpha} \to \bigsqcup_{\alpha \in A'}X_{\alpha}$ be the canonical embedding defined by $\phi_{\alpha}(x) = (x, \alpha)$. But now when we pick $q \in X_{\alpha}$ for some fixed $\alpha \in A'$ we have $\phi_{\alpha}(q) = (q, \alpha)$ and for $p \in X_\beta$ we have $\phi_{\beta}(p) = (p, \beta)$. This seems to be desirable for the disjoint union because we only have an ordered pair, instead of a $3$-tuple above, but I don't think that it is logically sound.

Which of the approaches above is correct? Also I think that the main reason for the discrepency is that I have probably failed to take assosciativity into account for approach $2$ above, for example I'm assuming approach $2$ holds if we have $$X' \sqcup \bigsqcup_{\alpha \in A} X_{\alpha}$$
So with regards to assosciativity, does it hold that for sets, $X, Y, Z$ we have $X \sqcup (Y \sqcup Z) \neq (X \sqcup Y) \sqcup  Z$? That may possibly explain the issue I'm having.
Also it should be noted that sometimes authors use the brackets $( \cdot )$ not for assosciativity but to enclose a complicated expression for a set so my pedantic issues above may not even be relevant.

A: You are right that these two approaches produce sets that are strictly speaking not identical.
We usually don't care about this, because there is an obvious bijection between the two outcomes. And most situations where we want to speak about "disjoint union" as a set operations at all are ones where we are satisfied with only speaking of the results "up to isomorphism" anyway.
As such, neither of the approaches would usually be considered "more correct" than the other.

Traditionally, how to go about not caring about such differences has been something that students of set theory have been expected to develop an intuition about on their own, or "by osmosis". In recent decades category theory has provided a conceptual framework for understanding what's going on in more systematic terms.
Within the last decade homotopty type theory has become a hot research area, which -- if my imperfect understanding is not too far off -- is partially motivated by finding a foundation where not caring about these natural isomorphisms is "built into the logic" in the sense that moving between them is mostly implicit while still being founded on a precisely rigorous underlying theory that allows, say, machine-verifiable proofs.

A: (The first half of this answer is thanks to a friend of mine, but I will post it here for the sake of completeness and to help others who may have also had this same problem)
Firstly let me mention something category theory. Definitions in category theory hardly ever are well defined up to equality, but they are defined up to isomorphism. In the above question, both of the approaches I used give the same thing up to isomorphism.
More concretely what this means is that in the category Set, isomorphisms between sets are bijections and one can show that there exists a bijection between the above two sets, so they are isomorphic (see below for a proof).
In this case even binary disjoint unions are not well defined, however they are well defined up to isomorphism. What do I mean by this? I mean the following; no matter how you define the disjoint union (i.e. no matter which index set you use) the resulting set you get will be isomorphic (bijective) to the resulting set you get from any other method (i.e. any $2$ methods will always result in sets for which a bijection can be constructed between them).
With regards to assosciativity, the disjoint union is not assosciative, but up to isomorphism it is assosciative. That is for sets $X, Y, Z$ it may be the case that $(X \sqcup Y) \sqcup Z \neq X \sqcup (Y \sqcup Z)$, but there will always exist a bijective function $f : (X \sqcup Y) \sqcup Z \to X \sqcup (Y \sqcup Z)$
Another important observation is that for sets $A, B$ $A \sqcup B$ is dependant on the index set you use, for axample you could use any of the following indexing sets $I_1 = \{1, 2\}$ or $I_2=\{99, 100\}$ or even $I_3 = \{\Delta, \blacklozenge\}$. The key thing to note is that all of these index sets are isomorphic in the category Set, so any choice of them would yield the same disjoint union up to isomorphism.
For example, let $A \sqcup_1 B$ denote the disjoint union of $A$ and $B$ over the indexing set $I_1$. Then put $X_1 = A$ and $X_2 = B$. Then $\Omega =\bigsqcup_{i \in I_1} X_i = \{(x, i) \ | x \in X_i \text{ and } i \in I_1\}$ contains elements of the form $(x, 1)$ for $x \in A$ and elements of the form $(x, 2)$ for $x \in B$.
Now let $A \sqcup_2 B$ denote the disjoint union of $A$ and $B$ over the indexing set $I_3$. Then put $X_{\Delta} = A$ and $X_{\blacklozenge} = B$. Then $\Psi = \bigsqcup_{i \in I_2} X_i = \{(x, i) \ | x \in X_i \text{ and } i \in I_2\}$ contains elements of the form $(x, \Delta)$ for $x \in A$ and $(x, \blacklozenge)$ for $x \in B$. Observe that $\Omega$ is isomorphic to $\Psi$ are there exists an obvious bijection between them, due to the fact that their indexing sets are isomorphic (bijective).
Another important example is that if $A, B$ are sets again over some indexing set $I$, we have $A \sqcup B \neq B \sqcup A$ (in terms of the indexing set, this commutativity issue just means that we are swapping the two indexes on $A$ and $B$). However it certainly holds that $A \sqcup B \cong B \sqcup A$, where $\cong$ denotes the isomorphism (bijection) between $A \sqcup B$ and $B \sqcup A$. In other words there will always exist a bijection between $A \sqcup B$ and $B \sqcup A$, so $A \sqcup B$ and $B \sqcup A$ are isomorphic or equivalent in the category Set, but they are not equal.

Proof: Let $$\Phi = \bigsqcup_{i \in I} X_i = X' \sqcup \left(\bigsqcup_{\alpha \in A} X_{\alpha}\right) = \left\{(x, i) \ | \ i\in I \ \text{and } \ x \in X_{i}\right\}$$ and let $$\Gamma = X' \sqcup \left(\bigsqcup_{\alpha \in A} X_{\alpha}\right) = \bigsqcup_{\alpha \in A'} X_{\alpha} = \left\{(x, \alpha) \ | \ \alpha \in A' \ \text{and } \ x \in X_{\alpha}\right\}$$ Note that $\Phi$ is the set from Approach 1 and $\Gamma$ is the set from Approach 2. We now construct a bijection between $\Phi$ and $\Gamma$. Firstly note that $\Phi = \phi_1[X_1]  \cup \phi_2[X_2] = \phi_1[X'] \cup \phi_2\left[\bigsqcup_{\alpha \in A} X_{\alpha}\right]$, so $\Phi$ decomposes through the embeddings (this actually holds for any disjoint union). Define a function $f : \Phi \to \Gamma$ by $$f(x, i) =  \begin{cases}
                     \phantom{-}(x, \beta) & \text{if }  \ \ i = 1 \\
\phantom{-}x & \text{if } \ \ i= 2  \\
                 \end{cases}$$
To see what this function does, pick $(x, i) \in \phi_2[X_2]$. Then $x = (q, \alpha)$ for some $q \in X_{\alpha}$ and some fixed $\alpha \in A$, and furthermore $i = 2$. Then for this $(x, i) \in\phi_2[X_2]$ we have $f(x, i) = f\left((q, \alpha), 2\right) = (q, \alpha) \in \Gamma$. Now pick $(x, i) \in \phi_1[X_1]$, we have $x = p$ for some $p \in X' = X_1$ and moreover $i = 1$. Then for this $(x, i) \in \phi_1[X_1]$ we have $f(x, i) = f(p, 1) = (p, \beta) \in \Gamma$.
We claim that $f$ is a bijection.
We first show surjectivity. Suppose $f$ was not surjective, then there would exist some element $p \in \Gamma$ such that $f(x, i) \neq p$ for any $(x, i) \in \Phi$. Note that $p$ is either of the form $p = (x, \beta)$ for some $x \in X_{\beta} = X'$ or $p = (x, \alpha)$ for some $x \in X_{\alpha}$ and some fixed $\alpha \in A$, so there are two cases to examine.
Case 1. Suppose $p = (x, \beta)$ for some $x \in X_{\beta} = X'$. Since $x \in X' = X_1$, we have $\phi_1(x) = (x, 1) \in \Phi$. Then $f(x, 1) = (x, \beta) = p$ which is a contradiction.
Case 2. Suppose $p = (x, \alpha)$ for some $x \in X_{\alpha}$ and some fixed $\alpha \in A$. We have that $(x, \alpha) \in \bigsqcup_{\alpha \in A} X_{\alpha} = X_2$, hence $\phi_2\left((x, \alpha)\right) = ((x, \alpha), 2) \in \Phi$. Finally $f((x, \alpha), 2) = (x, \alpha) = p$, a contradiction.
We now show injectivity of $f$. Analyzing this by cases would be painstaking, so to simplify the process we first show that no two elements in $\Phi$ having different second entries (in the $2$-tuple) can me mapped to the same point in $\Gamma$ by $f$, then we show that no two elements in $\Phi$ having different first entries but the same second entry (in the $2$-tuple) can be mapped to the same point in $\Gamma$ by $f$.
So to that end suppose there was a $l' \in \Gamma$ such that $f(x, 1) = f(x, 2) = l'$ for $(x, 1), (x, 2) \in \Phi$. Since $f(x, 2) = l'$ we have $x = l'$ and as a result we'd have $l' \in X_1$ and $l' \in X_2$, so that $\phi_1(l') = (l', 1) \in \Phi$ So we then have $f(l', 1) = (l', \beta) = l' \in \Gamma$ and $l' \neq (l', \beta)$ so we arrive at a contradiction.
Finally suppose now that for some $i \in \{1, 2\}$ there existed a $p \in \Gamma$ such that  $f(x_1, i) = f(x_2, i) = p$ for some $x_1 \neq x_2$. Again there are two cases to examine.
Case 1. If $i = 1$, then $f(x_1, 1) = x_1 = p$ and $f(x_2, 1) = x_2 = p$, but $x_1 \neq x_2$ so we have $p \neq p$, a contradiction.
Case 2. If $i = 2$, then $f(x_1, 2) = (x_1, \beta) = p$ and $f(x_2, 2) = (x_2, \beta) = p$ but $(x_2, \beta) \neq (x_1, \beta)$ because $x_1 \neq x_2$ so again $p \neq p$, a contradiction.
We have thus shown that $f$ is both surjective and injective and hence bijective. $\square$

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


text:
Q: Angular/TypeScript update element of array of objects please forgive if my question is stupid but I have no idea what am I doing wrong.
I have array of objects
export interface IOptionsData {
  option: string;
  optionPrice: number;
  benefit: string;
  benefitPrice: number;
  oneshotPrice: number;
  commitmentPeriod: number;
}

formData: IOptionsData[] = [];

And saving data from form in it
onOptionChange(i) {
    console.log(i);
    console.log(this.productForm.controls['user_options']);
    this.formData[i].option = this.productForm.controls['user_options'].value[i].option;
    this.formData[i].commitmentPeriod = this.productForm.controls['user_options'].value[i].commitmentPeriod;
    console.log(this.formData);
    ...
  }

On first element everything seems normal
My form data:

And my array data:

But when I update another item in form, instead of updating that element in array, it updates complete array to that values

onChange function is called with correct parameter, there is no multiple functions calls
Have no idea why is this happening
Please if you know any reason why it would
Thank you
EDIT: forgot to mention
Before I went with array of objects, I used individual arrays for each value I need to store.
  selectedOptions: string[] = [];
  selectedBenefits: string[] = [];
  selectedPrices: number[] = [];
  benefitPrices: number[] = [];
  oneshotBenefitPrices: number[] = [];

And same update worked as intended, only updated value is getting updated
this.selectedOptions[i] = this.productForm.controls['user_options'].value[i].option;

EDIT No2:
To reproduce this error you don't need html template.
Here is part of .ts file
export interface IOptionsData {
  option: string;
  optionPrice: number;
  benefit: string;
  benefitPrice: number;
  oneshotPrice: number;
  commitmentPeriod: number;
}

demoOptionsData: IOptionsData = { option: null, optionPrice: 0, benefit: null, benefitPrice: 0, oneshotPrice: 0, commitmentPeriod: 24 };

ngOnInit() {
  /* Initiate the form structure */
    this.formData.push(this.demoOptionsData);
    this.formData.push(this.demoOptionsData);
    this.formData.push(this.demoOptionsData);

    this.formData[1].option = 'TEST';
    console.log(this.formData);
  }

A: Solved by comment from @htn
formData is an array of the SAME REFERENCE demoOptionsData, so, the result is expected


Are you available Tuesday afternoon for a last minute walk?
Come walk with around the Blair track in Silver Spring. The school is located on the corner of Colesville Road and University Blvd. There is a parking lot near the track that you can enter from Colesville Road.
How many laps do you think you can complete in one hour? All are welcome regardless of fitness level or pace.


text:
Democrat, stars and also Republicans safeguard DemocraticRep Lewis after Trump's tweets
Posted by | Jun 30, 2017 | About Russia | 0 |
Jan. 11: Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga ., centre, takes a seat at the witness table on Capitol hill in Washington.( AP)
A growing number of Democrat, Hollywood celebrities and some Republicans came to the defense of civil rights leader Rep. John Lewis amid fallout from Donald Trump's comments earlier on Saturday.
Trump said that Lewis, who has argued the president-elect won't be a legitimate leader, should focus more on fixing his Georgia district.
Lewis should spend more time on fixing and helping his district, which is in horrible shape and falling apart, Trump tweeted.
The response on Twitter was swift. GOP Sen. Ben Sassse of Nebraska tweeted that "John Lewis and his "talk" have changed the world."
On this Martin Luther King Jr. weekend, let it be clear that John Lewis is an American patriot. Trump's assaults on him further confirm it. pic.twitter.com/ WavPT3 6Atu
— Evan McMullin (@ Evan_McMullin) January 14, 2017
It's telling, I'm afraid, that Donald Trump treats Vladimir Putin with more respect than he does John Lewis.
— Bill Kristol (@ BillKristol) January 14, 2017
Trump assumes John Lewis represents a poor district that's "falling apart" simply because he is black. Textbook definition of racism. https :// t.co/ 3Vi93Oq9T2
— Guy Cecil (@ guycecil) January 14, 2017
Cowardly @realDonaldTrump isn't fit to polish hero @repjohnlewis's boots.
— Yvette D. Clarke (@ RepYvetteClarke) January 14, 2017
My friend @repjohnlewis is an American hero. A champ for justice and reconciliation. @realDonaldTrump could learn smth from his example
— Senator Mazie Hirono (@ maziehirono) January 14, 2017
Residents of Lewis' district in Atlanta, meanwhile, in response to a tweet from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, began to post pictures of their neighborhoods on Twitter — many of which did not fit with Trump's characterization.
@ajc I live in the #fifthdistrict and couldn't be prouder to cast my vote for @repjohnlewis! pic.twitter.com/ Vbu1H 4u40H
— Kevin Finke (@ kevin_finke) January 14, 2017
@ajc #fifthdistrict #eav pic.twitter.com /8 w59ToOFRc
— Tim Truxell (@ flannelenigma) January 14, 2017
Lewis, a leader in the civil right motion of the 1960 s who was beaten by state trooper during the "Bloody Sunday" march from Selma to Montgomery in Alabama, tells in an NBC's "Meet the Press" to air Sunday that he does not consider Trump a "legitimate president, " and blamed the Russians for helping the Republican win the White House.
"You know, I believe in forgiveness. I believe in trying to work with people. It are finding it difficult. It's going to be very difficult. I don't see this president-elect as a legitimate president, " Lewis said.
Trump, in followup tweet Saturday, said Lewis should spend more day helping his "crime invested" district, instead of "falsely complaining about the election results."
"All talk, talk, talk — no action or results. Sad." Trump concluded.
Lewsi has said he will skip next week's inauguration of Trump at the Capitol, joining several other Democrats who have decided to boycott the historic event.
"I guess the Russians participated in helping this human get elected. And they helped destroy the candidacy of Hillary Clinton, " Lewis said.
The Lewis-Trump fued escalted on the eve of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
U.S. Intelligence bureaux have said Russia meddled in the election to help Trump win. After spending weeks challenging that assessment, Trump finally accepted that the Russians were behind the election-year hacking of Democrats that roiled the White House race. However, he also emphasized that "there was absolutely no effect on the outcome of the election including the fact that there was no tampering whatsoever with voting machines."
Lewis explained his decision to stay away from the inauguration as "you cannot be at home with something that you feel that is wrong, is not right."
He said it will be the first inauguration he has missed in three decades, a time that includes Democrats and Republicans taking the oath of office.
Other Democratic lawmakers who have announced plans to skip the inauguration include Reps. Barbara Lee of California, Earl Blumenauer of Oregon, Katherine Clark of Massachusetts and Luis Gutierrez of Illinois. They cite an array of reasons, but have one at least one thing in common. All represent heavily Democratic districts.
The Associated Press contributed to this report .
Read more: www.foxnews.com
PreviousTrump Sends Emergency Message To Putin: "I May Not Live Through The Week"
NextRussia Likely Out Of The 2016 Olympics After Investigation Uncovers Widespread Doping Among The Country's Athlete!
The American Fugitive From the JPMorgan Hack Turns Up in a Russian Cell
Russian Film Claims Leningrad Siege Gave Putin Golden Gene – RadioFreeEurope/ RadioLiberty
Artist Colorizes Old Black& &(***************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** )Photos,(******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** )(*********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** )StimulatesA(************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************* )(******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************* )(********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************* )(************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** )(********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************* )(******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************* )(**************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** )(**************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** )
Donald Trump to Jimmy Fallon: I Know Nothing About Vladimir Putin


text:
Q: Linear independence and determinant Regard $\mathbb R^2$ as a  vector space over $\mathbb Q$.  Then $(1,0)$ and $(\sqrt2,0)$ are $\mathbb Q$-linear independent, but their determinant equals zero.  What am I missing?

A: You are missing the fact that $\mathbb R^2$ is not a finite-dimensional vector space over $\mathbb Q$. You are making an implicit (and false) assumption that $\{(1,0), (0,1)\}$ is a basis for your vector space, but it isn't.
Determinants as a means of determining linear independence are only useful for finitely-dimensional spaces.


text:
Lerupció del Vesuvi de l'any 79 dC és una de les erupcions volcàniques més cèlebres i catastròfiques de tots els temps. Se'n va veure afectada l'àrea romana entorn del golf de Nàpols, amb ciutats com Pompeia, Herculà, Oplontis o Estàbia, que foren totalment o parcialment destruïdes. El Vesuvi va escampar un núvol mortal de roques, cendres i fum a una altura de més de 30 km, va emetre lava i pumicita a una proporció d'un milió i mig de tones per segon i va alliberar en total una energia tèrmica centenars de milers de vegades més gran que la del bombardeig de Hiroshima.

S'estima que 16.000 ciutadans de Pompeia i Herculà van morir a causa del flux piroclàstic hidrotermal de temperatures superiors als 700 °C. A partir del 1860, quan es van començar a fer excavacions sistemàtiques a Pompeia, els arqueòlegs han descobert dins el recinte de la ciutat l'embolcall dels cossos descompostos de 1.044 víctimes de l'erupció, dels quals s'han fet motlles injectant guix líquid en els buits que havien deixat els cossos calcinats en la cendra.

Precedents
El Vesuvi ha sofert diverses erupcions. La més coneguda, esdevinguda l'any 79 dC, va estar precedida per moltes altres durant la prehistòria, incloent-ne com a mínim tres de significatives, la més cèlebre de les quals és l'anomenada «erupció d'Avellino» perquè va arribar a deixar traces fins i tot en aquesta ciutat, a una cinquantena de quilòmetres del volcà. El 1800 aC, aquesta erupció va arrasar diversos poblats de l'edat del bronze i va dipositar sobre el terreny uns 0,32 km³ de pumicita blanca; una segona explosió, encara més intensa, va aixecar una columna de 31 km d'altura i va dipositar 1,25 km³ de cendra volcànica.

L'erupció de l'any 79 dC va ser precedida per un poderós sisme esdevingut disset anys abans, el 5 de febrer de l'any 62, que va provocar una destrucció generalitzada a l'àrea del golf de Nàpols i, particularment, a Pompeia. Alguns dels danys del terratrèmol encara s'estaven reparant quan es va produir l'erupció del Vesuvi. La mort sobtada de 600 ovelles a la rodalia de Pompeia, relatada per Sèneca, va portar el vulcanòleg modern Haraldur Sigurðsson a comparar aquest fet amb morts similars d'animals esdevingudes a Islàndia a causa d'emissions de diòxid de carboni volcànic, per la qual cosa va especular que el terratrèmol de l'any 62 dC estava relacionat amb la nova activitat del Vesuvi.

L'erupció

Plini el Jove data l'erupció del dia 24 d'agost de l'any 79 a.C. Troballes arqueològiques, tals com el darrer lot de garum en preparació, donen suport a aquesta proposta temporal. Les diverses reconstruccions de l'erupció i dels seus efectes varien considerablement en els detalls, però totes presenten les mateixes característiques. Es diu que l'erupció va durar dos dies. El matí del primer dia es veu que va ser normal, segons ho relata el mateix Plini el Jove, l'únic testimoni que en va deixar un registre escrit. A primeres hores de la tarda, una explosió va llançar enlaire una columna de fum molt elevada de la qual van començar a caure cendres que van cobrir la zona. Durant aquest període la gent va intentar escapar i rescatar els ferits. En una determinada hora de la nit o al començament de l'endemà, els fluxos piroclàstics van començar a atènyer la rodalia més pròxima al volcà. Les llums que es van veure dalt la muntanya es van interpretar al principi com un incendi, i la població de llocs allunyats com Misenum van fugir per salvar la vida. Els fluxos piroclàstics es movien ràpidament, eren densos i de temperatura intensa, i anaven destruint de manera parcial o completa totes les estructures que es trobaven pel camí, incineraven o asfixiaven els habitants que no havien fugit i alteraven el paisatge, fins i tot la línia de la costa. Paral·lelament hi havia anat havent sacsejades lleus que van fer arribar un tsunami al golf de Nàpols.

Estudis estratigràfics
Segons un estudi estratigràfic fet per Sigurðsson, Cashdollar i Sparks, publicat el 1982 i actualment considerat com a referència, l'erupció de l'any 79 va tenir lloc en dues fases: una erupció pliniana que va durar de divuit a vint hores, seguida per un flux piroclàstic, característic de l'erupció peleana, que va arribar fins a Misenum però es va concentrar a l'oest i el nord-oest. Dos fluxos piroclàstics van arrasar Pompeia i en van calcinar i asfixiar els habitants que no havien tingut temps de fugir. Oplontis i Herculà van rebre la major part dels fluxos i van acabar colgades per una cendra fina i pels dipòsits piroclàstics.

Els estudis de l'erupció del 79 dC es van comparar amb l'erupció de l'edat de bronze per la qual cosa se suposa que tard o d'hora hi pot haver un altre desastre d'aquesta magnitud. Des de l'última erupció del 1944, el Vesuvi roman relativament tranquil; de tota manera, la comunitat científica preveu que, com més temps estigui adormit, pitjor serà l'erupció, especialment tenint en compte que la regió entorn del volcà està densament habitada.

Referències

Erupcions volcàniques
Imperi Romà


Map to Paradise. EarthCare Environmental Film Series!
We invite everyone to bring some healthy, vegetarian food to share for our special celebration of the gifts from our Mother Earth. What are you most appreciative of from the Earth's great bounty that you would like to offer to share with our Unity family?
Please let us know what you will bring. There is a sign-up sheet in the sanctuary, email the church at unityoncapecod@gmail.com, or just let Paula Long know.
Also, Volunteers needed – Saturday, April 27th, 2-4 p.m. in Friendship Hall to set up for Earth Day. This is a one time fun project!
7:00 pm Map to Paradise. EarthCare Environmental Film Series!


text:
 #include <iostream>
#else
 #include <iostream.h>
#endif

#ifndef BIGNUM_H
#define BIGNUM_H

class BigNum
{
  friend BigNum Set_ui (unsigned long int);
  friend BigNum Set_si (signed long int);

  friend BigNum operator + (const BigNum &, const BigNum &);
  friend BigNum operator + (const BigNum &, const unsigned long int);
  friend BigNum operator - (const BigNum &, const BigNum &);
  friend BigNum Sub4Div (const BigNum &, const BigNum &);
  friend BigNum operator - (const BigNum &, const unsigned long int);
  friend BigNum operator * (const BigNum &, const BigNum &);
  friend BigNum operator * (const BigNum &, const unsigned long int);
  friend BigNum operator / (const BigNum &, const BigNum &);
  friend BigNum operator / (const BigNum &, const unsigned long int);
  friend BigNum operator % (const BigNum &, const BigNum &);
  friend BigNum operator % (const BigNum &, const unsigned long int);
  friend BigNum operator ^ (const BigNum &, const BigNum &);
  friend BigNum operator ^ (const BigNum &, const unsigned long int);
  friend unsigned long int operator & (const BigNum &, const unsigned long int);
  friend BigNum operator >> (BigNum &, unsigned long int);
  friend BigNum operator << (BigNum &, unsigned long int);
  friend BigNum b_div_2exp (const BigNum &, const unsigned long int);
  friend BigNum b_pow (const BigNum &, const unsigned long int);
  friend BigNum b_powm (const BigNum &, const BigNum &, const BigNum &);
  friend BigNum b_powm (const BigNum &, const unsigned int, const BigNum &);
  friend BigNum b_abs(const BigNum &);
  friend BigNum b_abs2(const BigNum &);
  friend BigNum b_neg(const BigNum &);
  friend std::ostream& operator << (std::ostream &, const BigNum &);

  friend bool operator == (const BigNum &, const BigNum &);
  friend bool operator == (const BigNum &, const unsigned long int);
  friend int b_cmp (const BigNum &, const BigNum &);
  friend int b_cmp (const BigNum &, const unsigned long int);
  friend int b_cmp (const BigNum &, const signed long int);

  friend unsigned long int SmallerSize (const BigNum &, const BigNum &);
  friend unsigned long int BiggerSize (const BigNum &, const BigNum &);
  friend int Test (const unsigned long int, int);
  friend unsigned long int Set (const unsigned long int, int);
  friend unsigned long int Unset (const unsigned long int, int);
  friend unsigned long int CeilDiv (unsigned long int, unsigned long int);
  friend int GetNumBits (unsigned long int);

  friend int C2I(char c);

public:
  BigNum();
  BigNum(unsigned long int);
  BigNum(char *, char s = '+');
  BigNum(const BigNum &);
  BigNum& operator= (const BigNum &);
  ~BigNum();

  unsigned long int b_get_ui() const;
  unsigned long int Size() const;
  unsigned long int * V() const;
  char Sign() const;
  BigNum EraseLeadingBits(unsigned long int);
  unsigned long int GetTotalBits() const;
  void b_clear();
  void b_print_w_sign();

  //private:
  unsigned long int * v;
  unsigned long int size;
  char sign;
};

#endif

#if (__GNUC__ > 3)

BigNum Set_ui (unsigned long int);
BigNum Set_si (signed long int);

BigNum operator + (const BigNum &, const BigNum &);
BigNum operator + (const BigNum &, const unsigned long int);
BigNum operator - (const BigNum &, const BigNum &);
BigNum Sub4Div (const BigNum &, const BigNum &);
BigNum operator - (const BigNum &, const unsigned long int);
BigNum operator * (const BigNum &, const BigNum &);
BigNum operator * (const BigNum &, const unsigned long int);
BigNum operator / (const BigNum &, const BigNum &);
BigNum operator / (const BigNum &, const unsigned long int);
BigNum operator % (const BigNum &, const BigNum &);
BigNum operator % (const BigNum &, const unsigned long int);
BigNum operator ^ (const BigNum &, const BigNum &);
BigNum operator ^ (const BigNum &, const unsigned long int);
unsigned long int operator & (const BigNum &,
			      const unsigned long int);
BigNum operator >> (BigNum &, unsigned long int);
BigNum operator << (BigNum &, unsigned long int);
BigNum b_div_2exp (const BigNum &, const unsigned long int);
BigNum b_pow (const BigNum &, const unsigned long int);
BigNum b_powm (const BigNum &, const BigNum &,
	       const BigNum &);
BigNum b_powm (const BigNum &, const unsigned int,
	       const BigNum &);
BigNum b_abs (const BigNum &);
BigNum b_abs2 (const BigNum &);
BigNum b_neg (const BigNum &);
std::ostream & operator << (std::ostream &, const BigNum &);

bool operator == (const BigNum &, const BigNum &);
bool operator == (const BigNum &, const unsigned long int);
int b_cmp (const BigNum &, const BigNum &);
int b_cmp (const BigNum &, const unsigned long int);
int b_cmp (const BigNum &, const signed long int);

unsigned long int SmallerSize (const BigNum &,
			       const BigNum &);
unsigned long int BiggerSize (const BigNum &,
			      const BigNum &);
int Test (const unsigned long int, int);
unsigned long int Set (const unsigned long int, int);
unsigned long int Unset (const unsigned long int, int);
unsigned long int CeilDiv (unsigned long int,
			   unsigned long int);
int GetNumBits (unsigned long int);

int C2I (char c);

#endif

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


Another year has gone by and boy, what a year it was. With hundreds of new products being released, some making it big, some flopping, I really learned a lot. Much of what I learned was through the great articles that are published daily by product managers all over the world.
I started this blog in order to share my thoughts and opinions, but also to learn from others, and share their thoughts and opinions. Reading all the different blog posts and articles out there this year has noticeably changed my leadership and management style for the better. So as we say goodbye to 2015 and getting ready to welcome 2016, I want to thank the product management community for a year of magnificent content.
Below are the top 2015 articles that really made a difference in my thinking and management style, and I hope they help you as well.
Brian de Haaf gives straightforward advice for new product mangers. While some of the points stressed seem simple and obvious, it is important to be reminded of the basics. His column is good for more senior product managers, who have already been through ups and downs, but it also contains great ideas to pass on the newer product managers.
I like to think that I read a lot, and I am a man of the written word. But sometimes, I believe it's nice to stop and listen, especially if it's a great speech. In this video, Amanda Richardson gives a great presentation on how women can get into the world product management, and succeed. Nowadays, the field of product management is predominantly male, but I'm looking forward to seeing women take the lead.
Product managers must always stay relevant. You need to be up to date on what customers want, and what the newest trends are in technology, transportation, cellphones, and pretty much everything. Really. This satirical article perfectly encapsulates how it feels sometimes when dealing with all the craziness.
Educated, concise and ruthless. These are words that come to mind after reading this article. Unfortunately, the world we live in today is getting harder for people in tech. The more people start to adopt new technologies, the greater the competition becomes. What I liked most about this cleverly written post by Christian Schuh, was that it teaches you to look inwards as well. Spoiler alert: how Steve Jobs was willing to kill the iPod to boost iPhone sales shows ruthlessness in deciding that the sacrifice was worth the reward.
One of the most interesting posts I've read in a while. It may seem counterintuitive that your product features aren't what people are looking for, but looks can be deceiving. Learn why you need to address 3 main types of people – the skeptics, the worry warts, and the indifferent – when featuring a new product.
It is always essential to talk to potential customers about your product before you invest the time to actually create it. You will need to know your target audience, know their location, and make a friendly request for help. After finding the right people, learn as much as you can from them. These are only some of the things I learned from this great article by Suzie Prince.
Start-ups can cause themselves some serious damage by hiring product managers that lack the proper skill set. The Silicon Valley giants have mastered this skill, but many times these positions are vaguely defined, which can result in positions being staffed by the wrong people. In this post, William Hsu describes the key qualities and traits a great product manager should possess. Do you have what it takes?
This article maps out what product managers should achieve in the 30, 60, and 90-day periods. It comprises strategies that should help product managers in startups produce noticeable results. Using a concise list, the writer focuses on and defines the subjects requiring attention in a startup's most critical periods.
Des Traynor stands behind this great article on the importance of planning your product roadmap, in order to better understand the use of each of your product features. Traynor also discusses the importance of feature audits, and provides four ways a product manager can handle them, including killing the feature or deliberately improving it.
In this article, Felicia Anderson looks at the changing role of product management in the Cloud environment. In particular, she looks at the key things you'll need to consider in order to increase the impact of your SaaS solutions. She emphasizes the importance of understanding the effects of deploying and operating the product before development starts, and highlights the importance of developing an investment plan.
11. Going Against the Flow: Robby Stein, Head of Product Management at Yahoo!
Here you can read an interview with Robby Stein, head of product management for video at Yahoo, conducted by Charu Sharma. In his interview, Stein talks about his experiences as a product manager, while providing significant pieces of advice for all us PMs. Sten was named to the Forbes 30 under 30, Silicon Alley Insider 100, and received a Google Founder's Award for his work on Gmail, so it's worth listening to what he has to say.
In John Zilch's very original article, he provides this humorous take on the type of personas that assemble the very best in product management. From the Miner to the Maven, you have definitely come across these types before, and I bet you will absolutely agree that he captures these five traits very well.
13. So You Want to Manage a Product?
What a simple question. Right? Wrong. There are so many things no one tells you about being a product manager. My favorite quote here was "it's not about being a star – it's about managing the universe." Now, I'm not saying that product managers are gods, far from it. Product managers are the dark matter between stars, connecting them with an unseen energy that somehow unites it all together, allowing light to pass through us to reach other universes. Your designer, your coder, your tech team, your salespeople: they're stars. You need to keep them attached, allowing them to transmit light and energy to each other.
In case you haven't realized, every once in a while I too need a little motivational boost. We all do. And it times like these, I think it's best to read blog posts like this one, written by Evan Michner, for that extra boost. Michner creates a "checklist" of sorts, with 8 things we all can and should do in order to succeed. If you're already doing some (or all) of these, then this post is sure to put a smile of your face, and if you're not – well, you can start now.
15. How Do Product Managers Prepare for a Marketing Disaster?
It's inevitable. You may have one of the best products in the market, but a silly rumor, an out of context quote, and even more fundamental problems like a marketing strategy, put your product success, and your hard work, at risk. In this great post, you can learn how to deal with a marketing disaster before it happens.
"Welcome to the age of developer-defined infrastructure (DDI), where developers are making decisions on how, what, and where their applications should run." This article by Jerry Chen from Greylock Partners explains why software vendors that don't understand or embrace developers will fail to be relevant.
Technical product manager is a term used to describe a tech-savvy product manager who works on technical products and has a technical background. A technical product manager isn't necessarily the writer of the code. However, a technical product manager is most likely well versed in technical concepts, trends, and standards. In this informative post, Tim Platt lays out the basics of technical product management.
Being a great product manager means you don't only need to be good at managing, but you also need to be a great leader. No matter how good you are at coding, at designing products, or at pitching to the CEO, if you can't lead your team properly to become the best that they can be – you're losing a great load of potential. Through this article by Shardul Mehta, you'll learn 5 important habits you can adopt, in order to be truly great.
This interview with Ping Li, General Partner at Accel Partners, at VMWorld 2015 offers an insider's look at the scale and pace of innovation right now, specifically in cloud and security technology. He talks about how new opportunities are being created at a rate where companies can either embrace them and continue to build, or get left behind. A layering effect is created, which provides a chance for companies to build on each idea in order to scale and grow.
Now that you've read enough, feel free to sit back, and watch a very short video. Here you will pick up some advice on how not to cause your customers unease, and make them happy with your product. No matter how good your product is, you need to make sure that your customer is happy and that your product is easy to use.


text:
The ObserverUK news
Call for new laws after male sex attacks
Stephen Khan
Sat 11 Oct 2003 20.29 EDT
Demands are being made for male rape to be criminalised under Scots law as police seek a gang alleged to have carried out a string of sexual assaults on men in Glasgow.
On Friday, police issued a computer-generated image of a man they wish to question about two incidents in the fashionable West End last month and an assault in July.
A climate of fear has gripped the West End since the attacks, which have seen men dragged from the streets and attacked in a park. Men are being advised not to walk home at night and to be extra vigilant. The specific area in question is usually busy with people wandering home from nearby pubs and restaurants.
But the attacks have also sparked intensive debate about Scotland's sex crime laws. Male rape is still not recognised under Scottish law. The definition of rape, set out in 1844, states it is an offence that can only be carried out by a man against a woman.
The English legal system has recognised male rape for seven years but in Scotland the offence has to be classed as a sexual assault or sodomy. No official statistics are collected so the offence is largely kept out of the public eye.
Recent research suggests at least 400 adult men are sexually assaulted in Scotland each year but campaigners believe the figure is a huge underestimate because victims are often reluctant to report their ordeal to police.
Ali Jarvis, director of the gay and lesbian campaign group Stonewall Scotland, has been calling for a change in the law. 'There should be an offence of male rape. It should be recognised for exactly what it is and not be dependant on gender. It has been down south, which was a positive step,' he has said.
'The level of psychological trauma is immense. At the same time the vast majority of men probably never report it so they will never have access to counselling, or see a case go through legal redress.'
Such sentiments were echoed by leading academics. Professor Chris Gane, of Aberdeen University, is a leading authority on sex-offence law. 'Criminal law should have no distinctions based on gender. Male rape is as serious a crime as the rape of a woman,' said Gane.
A new sex-offences bill, before Westminster, will reinforce the view that rape is an offence that can be committed against a man or a woman. Although the bill could become law in England and Wales, it will not affect Scotland.
The subject is a hot topic in the West End's many bars. Christopher Kerr, 32, was moving out of the area yesterday. 'I'm not going because of the attacks but I must say I've been very careful when out at night over the last few weeks. There was a time when I would happily wander up the road on my own for a hot dog after a few pints. I've given the hot dogs a miss of late.'
On Saturday, 13 September, a 22-year-old man was assaulted by a group of men on Queen Margaret Drive late at night. A few hours later a second man, aged 25, was attacked by the same gang in Belmont Street. It subsequently emerged that a similar incident was reported in July.
Detective Inspector John Weir said: 'I would urge anyone who was in the area around these times to contact Maryhill police office as they may hold vital information that could assist with inquiries.'


text:
Carl Finch (born November 29, 1951, in Texarkana, Texas) is a guitarist, keyboard player, accordionist, vocalist, songwriter and record producer who co-founded the Grammy-winning polka/dance band Brave Combo in 1979 in Denton, Texas.

Career highlights
He co-produced the albums Equal Scary People for the singer-songwriter Sara Hickman and El Gato Negro for the conjunto musician Santiago Jimenez, Jr. He composed music for and appears as an extra in David Byrne's 1986 movie True Stories. His instrumental "Mall Music" appears on the associated album Sounds from True Stories. He co-wrote the music for the play Evelyn and the Polka King. He produced the opening for YuYu Hakusho and both the opening and ending themes for the Funimation dub of Dragon Ball and Case Closed. He appeared in animated form, along with the rest of Brave Combo, on an episode of The Simpsons in 2004. He produced and, along with Brave Combo, performed all of the music for the 2008 animated PBS television series Click and Clack's As the Wrench Turns.

Personal life
Finch is a vegetarian.

References

External links
 Brave Combo official website

1951 births
Living people
People from Texarkana, Texas
Polka musicians
Musicians from Texas
Record producers from Texas
21st-century accordionists


text:
Q: Check and print occurrences of an array of string in a dataset in Python I want to check if an array of strings occur in a dataset and print those rows where the string array elements occur.
rareTitles = {"Capt", "Col", "Countess", "Don", "Dr", "Jonkheer", "Lady",
              "Major", "Mlle", "Mme", "Ms", "Rev", "Sir"}
 dataset[rareTitles in (dataset['Title'])]

I am getting following error:

TypeError: unhashable type: 'set'

A: First of all, I think the comparison should go the other way around - you look for a dataset['Title'], that contains string from rareTitles.
You can use str attribute of a pandas DataSeries, which allows as to use string methods, like contains. As this method accepts also a pattern as a regular expression, you can put as an argument something like 'Capt|Col...'. To join all elements of a set you can use str.join() method.
So the solution would be
dataset[dataset['Title'].str.contains('|'.join(rareTitles))]

Link to documentation: pandas.Series.str.contains